Happy New Year quilters! I hope everyone is sewing new quilts with new ideas. We had a great show last year and will do so again this year. Since we have had to make a change it will be a new set up, but we are all up to the task. The quilt show will be on the THIRD WEEKEND OF OCTOBER!!! It will be held at FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF MAGGIE VALLEY. The room is large and most things will be in one building.

Quilt entries will be due by the September meeting. You can send the entries which will be on the website only or to Jan Hartmann at:

Jan Hartmann

66 Duncan Rd.

Waynesville , NC 28785

terrelljan59@yahoo.com

or bring them to the September meeting

Any questions can always be answered by calling Jan – 828-926-5318 or Cell-727-364-8995

I’m looking forward to seeing all the beautiful 2016 quilts!!!

Jan Hartmann

Quilt Show Chairperson

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Contact Connie Nicholson, connienick@gmail.com

highcountryquilt@att.net

highcountryquilters.wordress.com

PROGRAMS

Fabric Clothesline Bowl Workshop – May 20

Judy Heyward taught us to make clothesline bowls. Everyone had a good time and there were many different sizes and shapes. Only two of us had problems…presser foots that would not allow the clothesline to pass under. You may see some of the creations at the June 16 meeting.

June 16 meeting – Scrappy Quilts – Jane Cole

Small Scrap bag Treasures – June 17 – Jane Cole

Bring the usual sewing supplies: machine; rotary cutter and ruler; any and all scraps you are willing to bring (any size or shape); a larger piece of fabic (yard); opt. a piece of low loft cotton battinga sense of humor and adventure. Questions call Jane Cole 456-8885 or billandjanecole@bellsouth.net

Upcoming programs/workshops

July 21/22 – Judy Simmons

8/18 pot luck dinner

9/15 challenge quilts – Jeanne Theodore

10/20 civil war quilts – Kay Ross/Connie Wulkowicz

To sign up for any workshop, contact gailholt@bellsouth.net

FUN STUFF FROM GAIL:

Mystery table runner or table topper (or try just 1 square)

Select 2 contrasting fabrics. Fabric 1 should be a light color…solid or tone on tone. Fabric 2 should be medium or dark. It should be a small print (non directional)

From each fabric cut out 4 9¬Ω” squares.

RST sew the 2 contrasting squares together around the outside edges using a ¬º” seam.

Draw lines from corner to corner diagonally. Cut on each line to get 4 ¬Ω square triangles.

In addition to selling tickets at the downtown Waynesville Heritage Festival, we have another selling opportunity.

Volunteers needed to sell donation quilt tickets at the July Arts and Crafts Festival at Maggie Valley Festival grounds July9 & 10 in two hour (or more) shifts from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Denise Seay is in charge of sign up. See her at the June meeting or call her (803) 528-3786

At the May meeting 25 members were present. Tickets for the raffle quilt were picked up by 26 persons. A total of 27 members have not picked up their raffle tickets. If you wish to get them before the next meeting, contact Jeneen Conway (jeneenconway@gmail.com) to arrange for a pick up.

CARING AND SHARING:

REMINDER: Betty McMillan is our Sunshine chair. If you know of an illness or death in our membership, please let her know: hokodah@peoplepc.com or 904-743-0503 (winter) or 550-7814 (summer).

Please remember in your thoughts prayers Alyson Nelson, Sheryl Lentini, Susanne Heriot, and Dorothy Folkers and any other members who need to be lifted up.

Also remember former member Sonia Folsom who lost her husband, Douglas, earlier in May.

HELPING OTHERS

Quilts for Heroes –

If you finish any quilts and want to get rid of them please let Andrea know. Elsie and Andrea will be in charge in Donna’s absence.

MEMBERS CORNER

…If you have news or something for sale…..

Please email Kathy at highcountryquilt@att.net if you have items for this area. Please send all articles by the 5th of the month. We hope to have the newsletter out by the 6th or 7th so watch for it. Thank you.